2/9/21
Listening Time:
29 min
Episode 94: Cultivating a Culture of Success—with Kerry Wekelo
In this Craft of Consulting podcast episode, we dive into how to create a culture that will enhance the success of your consulting business. I interview Kerry Wekelo, the COO of Actualize Consulting, a firm that keeps winning awards for being a fantastic place to work and has employee turnover less than 4% for the last four years.
She shares the strategies and techniques they use to lay a clear path for their consultants to contribute to the success of the firm and have the lives they want. Whether you have a consulting firm or work with others as an independent consultant, the lessons she shares will help you create and foster a healthy, affirming culture.
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Kerry Wekelo
Episode Details
Kerry Wekelo breaks down the key elements of a success-feeding culture for consultants. In this episode, we talk about:
Recognizing how a focus on people helps the financial solvency and growth of a consulting firm
Seeing that what people want and what they're aspiring to do changes year-to-year based on their circumstances
Increasing loyalty by making sure people get what they need personally and professionally and then allowing them to be a part of the firm’s growth
Embracing that people want to make a difference and you have to help them do that
Infusing the culture throughout the organization by prioritizing personal balance and intentional leadership
Creating top performers by providing people with the support that they need and also holding them accountable
Supporting life balance by aligning goals and performance together, serving your people, and encouraging team connection
Using surveys to never wonder what people think
Strengthening people’s acumen to be excellent consultants
Using culture to recruit talent
Streamlining business operations through being early technology adopters
Being intentional about every decision you make internally by asking yourself the right questions and doing your due diligence
Getting past the bad rap that life balance has and balancing your life in a way that works for you
More about Actualize Consulting: www.actualizewconsulting.com